Creation of the "Tourism, Heritage and visitor sites" cluster

François Bonneau, President of the Centre Region, Frédéric Thomas, President of the Indre-et-Loire General Council and Maurice Leroy, President of the Loir-et-Cher General Council, signed the partnership agreement on Monday 26 May 2014 at the regional Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire.  

The cluster aims to create a dynamic of collaboration based on 5 themes: 

• Innovation
• Developing the use of ICT
• Services and accessibility
• Assembling products and commercialisation
• Employment and training

An organiser is being recruited to coordinate and drive theimplementation of the Tourism Cluster. This post is backed by the CRT and co-funded by the Regional Council (50%), the Indre-et-Loire General Council (25%) and the Loir-et-Cher General Council (25%).  

This initiative is one of the key priorities of the Regional Sustainable Tourism Strategy, making the Loire Valley seem like a perfectly legitimate region to be involved in an experimentation process based on innovation in visitor sites. 

Online

• Launch of the "Tourism, Heritage and visitor sites" cluster in the Loire Valley (Centre Regional Council Press Release, 20/05)
• United to develop the destination of the Loire Valley (La Nouvelle République Loir-et-Cher, 27/05/2014)